Cooperative Medication Combination Systems

ABSTRACT

This invention captures and teaches the high-level method of combining doses of medications in unconventionally substandard amounts for the cooperative treatment of medical pathologies with the end product of a pharmaceutical composition. By combining multiple medications, each treating the same disease process and each in a calculated substandard dosage, it is rational to allow for greater comprehensive efficacy while simultaneously bypassing conventional side-effects, clinically significant medication interactions, and other potentially unforeseen deleterious effects, all because the dosage composition is small enough individually and collaborative chemical diversity manifests favorable kinetic dynamics, thereby mitigating unwanted drug effects while enhancing the targeted indication.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

61/499,060, Jun. 20, 2011, Cooperative Drug Combination Systems, sameinventor's unintentional provisional application abandonment via patentlawyer discrepancy

Ser. No. 14/048,694, Continuation In Part Ser. No. 14/965,912, Dec. 11,2015, Cooperative Medication Combination Systems, likewise sameinventor's application USPTO did not file further continuationapplication.

BACKGROUND FOR THE INVENTION

Throughout history, art is judged upon the ancient Socratic notion ofthe techne of measure, a weighing of the intellectual good versus bad.Teaching such art toggles from the abstract to the empirical. In thecase of medicine, the pleasure versus pain, the practical aspect of goodand bad, is expounded upon, from a health perspective, by weighingtherapy versus deleterious side-effects in relation to a given malady.

Therapy in this sense would be called medicine. In the case of thispatent text: therapy, such as medicine, a drug, chemical agent, chemicalcompound, pharmaceutical medication, prescription medication, etc. willbe synonymous with a pharmaceutical composition. Emphasising theimportance of therapy with pharmaceutical compositions is related tostandard doses.

A malady is also considered an illness, disease, disorder, syndrome,condition, sickness or even a pathology. Much of this applicationteaching focuses upon the high level utility of the applicationinvention, as the very utility of the pharmaceutical composition useprocess is the purpose of this improved method of improving diseasetherapy. Further importance of pharmaceutical composition therapy isrelated to standard indications in addition to standard doses.

Standard doses for standard indications make the method of combination,via algorithm, clear and distinct. This algorithm begets furthertreatment algorithms that make the method of cooperative medicationcombination systems instill exponential improvement in disease statemanagement, via pharmaceutical composition technology.

With the current conventional pharmaceutical medical model, a singlechemical agent is often sought, with extensive resources, to counteracta given pathology, with the intent of an all-encompassing cure,prevention of pathology, or total illness symptom alleviation. Thecurrent conventional medical model, via one compound, may individuallypossess multiple potent mechanisms, but one chemical compoundnonetheless. At times, other potent compounds are added to a finalcomposition to further the end desired effect of enhancing one ultimatetargeted endpoint, achieving an indication without auxiliary negativeeffects. The extensive resources invested in this current singularlypotent chemical compound model have provided many instances of novelmechanisms to accomplish similar therapeutic goals.

The current medical model can given the appearance there are onlysingularly distinct methods to treat distinct disease, much less atangible method of significant similarity connecting such well definedtreatments with well defined diseases, standardized doses withstandardized indications. In other words, it may appear the methodmaking, treating or even dosing diseases such as common illnesses ofuncomplicated hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, symptoms ofdepression, etc. are so distinct they have no practical utility relatedto each other. This patent aims to demonstrate there is a striking needregarding the method to treat various diseases, and a striking needrelated to the method to make various pharmaceutical compositions forvarious diseases, a better disease based method. This related need is bymeans of the method related to dose various pharmaceutical compositionstreating various diseases. In fact, this patent teaches the similarityof various diseases and various pharmaceutical compositions bydemonstrating a method of combining various substandard doses ofpharmaceutical compositions to treat disease, albeit at a highlyadvanced level.

Ultimately, this patent instills active practical steps to improve therational similarity behind the current method of treating disease withpharmaceutical compositions. In so doing, the alteration of the dosingand consequent cooperative combinations of disease specific standardclasses of medication are contoured with an algorithm that best treatsdisease with the available pharmaceutical composition technology.

Perhaps all can compare this method rationality to the process ofrearing children. Since all have familiarity with such a familialdynamic, one need not be a polymath of therapeutics to appreciate such acomparison. Therapeutic treatment can be akin to parenting: rearing ingeneral, rearing over time, rearing within the same family, etc.Distinct techniques of improved parenting exist, with distinct pitfalls.No technique has been proven best, but the timing of applying anytechnique appears critical. The quantity of any one techniqueapplication is also crucial. Techniques are found at each level of therearing process. The quicker the appropriate technique is used, thebetter the outcomes. This method is a form of combining practicaltechniques, at a high level, appreciating the timing, quantity, and needfor enhanced technology. Medicine can be easier, as the quantificationaspect is of greater distinct convention than rearing children.

Readily achieving the desired protoplasmic balance requires arevolutionary process approach. The pharmaceutical market is floodedwith the current fractionated therapeutic model of particular mechanismsseemingly not being enhanced to therapeutic potential. With these novelmechanisms of pharmaceutical chemical therapy have come novelside-effects, often unwanted side-effects. This current gold standard ofconventional medication research and development has provided manyredundant duplicates of clinical species, some of which are bereft ofcreative utility and whose existence hinges upon the success ofmarketing and lesser standards. Consequently, there is a glut offractionated instances of attempting to treat the totality of a givencomplex pathological condition, but no enhanced method to better capturea greater potential of the currently available pharmaceuticaltechnology. The landmark cooperative medication combination therapymethod stands as a revolutionary model, a closer attempt to lessenpathology by increasing health and minimizing side-effects.

It is often accepted that most initial teachings regarding abstractconcepts and/or high level concepts with many moving parts need to besimplified. The human body is often simplified for educational reasons.Likewise, pharmaceutical medications are simplified for similarinculcation. When the human body is attempted to be understood inrelation to medication, then the oversimplifications can become markedlyexcessive. The lack of fully understanding the relationship of medicineand the human body has been further disconnected through profitmarketing for disease treatment, leaving a significant reality gapbetween the deeply intricate balance within the complexities of humanmedicine.

It is assumed the history of medicine began when it was noted thatpeople become sick. Currently, conventional medicinal science is often arace to uncover the better appreciated molecular nature of disease,thereby revealing a medicinal code to reverse, prevent or lessen diseasefrom such a deciphered grail. It would seem that the single potentmechanistic pharmaceutical compound treating a corresponding disease wasat one point adequate, at least the best offered at the time. Thendisease knowledge appeared to became more advanced. Simultaneously,disease treatment became more complex. Critiques of both became morewidespread, some gaining legitimacy. Perhaps the most damaging critiqueof modern medicinal knowledge is that profit has remained profit, butthe fetish with such, as noted by keen social scientists, has appearedto heighten to such a degree that therapeutic sensibilities have becomemore significantly distorted along the way.

Within the social system of medicine, the notoriety, be it corporate orindividual, has encouraged a seemingly wasteful and disconnected system.Companies are encouraged to keep health research information secretiveso as to not impede the ultimate short-term corporate agenda.Researchers are educated in a system that requires such a philosophicaldoctor to dissect and articulate a reality none have ever intellectuallyunraveled. These terminal recapitulations isolate and force a sense ofdisconnect, be it in a cubicle, lab, a hospital bed, or otherwiseisolated realm. This paradigm can overlook what should be clear, or findincentives beyond the common good to disenchant a sustainable idea, anidea guided by a genuine sense of bettering humanity with availableresource processes.

Current medical convention views the molecular level of the human bodythrough microscopic receptors. In a physical sense, humans are acomposition of various cells, cells that can be differentiated with alifetime of minutia. Medications generally bring about a change in thehuman body through reactions via various cellular receptors. Thereceptors in turn will generate or disable a series of chemical eventsin the body. Some medications affect multiple receptors. Modern medicinegenerally aspires to manipulate particular receptors so as to bestmanipulate the human body. This process of mechanism manipulation isconsidered a pathway definition for which medications are classified,often noted by mechanism of action or by pharmacologic therapeuticclass.

Some mechanisms share a closer similarity in altering different parts ofthe same pathway. Such mechanisms are less unique for the more practicalpurpose of this patent. Mechanisms distinguish various pharmaceuticalcomposition attempts to treat disease. They are distinguished as definedunique mechanism classes.

Within a mechanism class, there can exist subclass distinctions. Suchsubclasses are lessened in uniqueness as they effect similar mechanisticpathways. If a mechanism is not unique enough to prescribesimultaneously with another similar mechanism with the currentconventional model, treating a given patient for a given disease, thenits use in this patent could require a clinical caveat. Such a lesscommon caveat may be most notable with the renin-angiotensin system asnoted in List 2b, but such a caveat of using a subsystem calculation isof seemingly minor practical importance.

New receptors are continually being discovered, as are novel ways tomanipulate those receptors. Searching for the latest mechanismmanipulation is very much the endeavor for which current research anddevelopment resources are geared. This limited receptor process,manipulated with potent doses, neglects the knowledge that too oftenmany receptors are involved in a particular disease process. An overlypredictive preoccupation with singular data points reflecting diseaseoutcomes adequately, often represents highly intricate efficacymanipulation, and is highly associated with the wasteful aspect ofmodern medicine. The exorbitant hoodwinking involved in clinical trials,evaluating such potent medication reactions, is notable to mention forit is relevant to the advancement of cooperative medication, but beyondthe scope of detailing the high level cooperative combination methodrequiring lesser initial doses and the rational process of maximizingbenefit with better risk aversion.

As it stands, the current model of medically treating a given conditionlacks integrity. One way this is well documented is in the 1999Institute of Medicine research, To Err is Human. From the IOM report,the extensive and costly ramifications of medical errors were exposedwith considerable detail. It is noted most medical errors occur at thelevel of prescribing pharmaceutical compositions, often involving dosingerrors. Research and development resources have been heavily skewedtoward composing a single pharmaceutical compound, the current modelreferenced herein, and the treatment options for the most studied, mostprofitable diseases have consequently become most excessive. This hasbeen the status quo, seemingly accepted for decades, as the research anddevelopment for the approval of such a given compound is a massiveundertaking, making such development feasible only for those wieldingtremendous budgets. Data points in turn can appear favorable to thosewith high budgets. After further brief oversimplification explanations,it may become clearer why the novel cooperative model, a pharmaceuticalcomposition of calculated proportional doses, is revolutionary and isrational to exponentially shift resources toward such an improved systemof development. This cooperative medication combination systemrationally presupposes already accepted data points.

Combining potent medication therapy into a composition for a particularindication is not new. Mere potent medication combination is more of anobvious step in an evolving pattern of treating a given diseaserequiring multiple individual medications, especially wherepatentability of such profitable compositions is involved. The noveltyof the cooperative combination medicine system, a pharmaceuticalcomposition of calculated substandard proportional mechanisms, reinventsthe entire research and development process, current potent combinationsincluded. In other words, the less than clinically significantdistinctions among pharmaceutical compositions that are commerciallyavailable or otherwise allowable by various regulatory agencies are notwell paralleled with this advanced method of disease based treatment.

Similarly, the combination of medication, creating a composition to bestmimic desired human physiology is not new. Oral contraceptives are anexample of combinations of medications sought to best mimic the balanceof the human body, albeit in a way for which body physiology is tricked.A basic contraceptive combines an estrogen equivalent with aprogesterone equivalent. The numbers of combinations using somecombination of just one type of estrogen, namely estradiol, are greaterthan 100. The number of products available in the area of contraceptionillustrates a great deal of the current research and development model'slack of economic sustainability. The various contraceptive productsdiffer more in slight nuances of little clinical importance; they areless of a pharmacopeia of various chemical mechanisms to preventpregnancy than they are a collection of different chemical structures,all of which are designed merely to target the very same receptors toprevent ovulation. The different chemical structures marketed tend tocollectively act upon the very same receptors. Oral contraceptives are agood example of how the current conventional medication model, includingcombination therapy, encourages resource ineffectiveness, regardless ofits efficacy in preventing ovulation. In fact, the ISMP errors createdby such patterned instances of abundant options likely outweigh the lessthan clinically significant variety of options available.

As is the case with hormonal therapy, the exceptionally intricatechemical balance of the human body is likely not nearly as wellunderstood as marketing current research would suggest. Data points aremanipulated. If one company develops a rudimentary mechanism model, thenthe competitor generally aspires to do the same, and does so rapidly, soas to not lose market share. If the new cooperative model of creating apharmaceutical composition, contained herein, was implemented, then thatentire process would fluctuate. Most notably, the conventional singlechemical model would fluctuate in the direction of what is significantlygreater for the patient, most notably treating an indicated illness, andprofit would be a more of a secondary effect.

Glaring examples of modern medicine blinded by convention, viamarketing, data point abuse (absolute data versus relative data valueillustrative distortions, emphasis of less than primary study endpoints,lack of statistical power, distraction from side-effect profileconcerns, warped method standards, lack of competitive head to headtrial data, etc.) is reflected in very simple, less profit orienteddiscoveries. It was not until after 2007 that paracetamol doses wereconventionally recommended to be reduced for patients with kidneydysfunction. That took roughly 130 years after discovery of one of themost widely used and widely essential, per the World HealthOrganization, medications in modern medicine for such a significantdosing adjustment to be declared.

One of the most successfully marketed and widely used medications wasnot handled with appropriate scrutiny for peculiar reasons. The samemedication, used in combination, where the only difference compared toanother multi-medication formulation was aspirin exchanged foracetaminophen (paracetamol), while both multi-medication combinationswere granted legend status, the aspirin combination is stilladditionally labeled as a DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) controlledsubstance to this very date. The paracetamol combination is not labeleda controlled substance. In so doing, aspirin, an over the counterproduct, is essentially labelled a DEA controlled substance via thiscombination regulatory status, as it is the only difference in thebutalbital compound that is not legally a controlled substance whenaspirin is simply replaced with acetaminophen in the very samesurrounding ingredients. Improvements in the advancement of medicineingenuity requires more critical thinking than statistical data devoidof higher order reasoning.

A fixed dose combination tablet, generally referred to as a polypill,used in the UMPIRE trial, aspires some degree of novelty as it sought toachieve better outcomes than its individually prescribed chemicalcomposition. Like the TIPS trials, the polypill combined doses ofvarious mechanisms used to treat cardiovascular disease, included was a3 mechanism regimen of hypertension medications, with a cholesterolmedication and an over-the-counter (OTC) clot prevention medication. Itis understood that such a combination is for convenience, increasing themedication regimen adherence of the patient, lending itself to greaterefficacy with the seemingly consolidated cocktail used for medicationadministration compliance. Although it is somewhat of a novel idea tocombine aspirin and a statin with a few hypertension medication staples,it is much different than using substandard doses to attempt asynergistic effect of consistently lower blood pressure, whiledecreasing given side-effects. The combination of various medications isnot new. Combinations are most often done to evade patent expirations,under the guise of ease of patient administration compliance.

The TIPS-2 trial added potassium to its polypill, an oral pharmaceuticalfor which hypertension is treated with potent doses ofantihypertensives. This addition of potassium has been an addition thatcould make sense in most potassium depleting diuretic regimens. Theaddition of potassium would seem to make sense to any clinician familiarwith diuretic treatment of hypertension, but it is just notcost-effective to research and develop a new antihypertensive medicationthat simply adds potassium. Diuretic tablets are generally the cheapestmedications to use orally for high blood pressure, and the clinicalinertia to use a costly new, albeit more novel potassium containingdiuretic would generally not outweigh the cost to use older diureticsthat do not contain the potassium replacement.

The novelty of the polypill is subtle, but it takes advantage of themore recently noted compound diseases that compose generalcardiovascular disease, and instead of using the different tablets forthe different standard diseases encompassing cardiovascular disease, thepolypill offers one tablet that would seem to fit well with mostpatients suffering from general cardiovascular disease. The hypertensionaspect of cardiovascular disease offered a three mechanism approach tolowering blood pressure. So far, the polypill is the best attempt toadvance the soon to be archaic potent single active medicationarchetype.

The polypill is composed of higher doses than general practitionerstypically use for newly diagnosed hypertension. The polypill treatmentwould be more convenient for a given cardiologist seeking to treat agiven cardiology patient on established therapy. As healthcare isfurther fractionated into specialties, specialists such as cardiologiststend to see general health care through a narrower lens, albeit a highlyintricate specialized lens. It would make sense that the more lucrativeaspects of healthcare, such as cardiology resources, have progressed themost (See List 1a and 1b for extensive pharmaceutical treatment optionsavailable). However, with all the resources available, it would beprudent to begin to shift to the more efficient wide scale use of thecooperative medication system method (See Table 1 “Syncpress”pharmaceutical tablet created with algorithm based substandard doses totreat hypertension).

The new cooperative combination model assumes human chemistry is a formof chemical balances. The chemical forces are seen more in light of theextensive chain of events resulting from alterations in the basal humanchemical milieu. General concepts of diurnal patterns of chemicalactivity, such as the role melatonin, growth hormone, and the adrenalgland's adrenaline and cortisol, can each be analyzed to express alifetime of minutia and subtle intricacies that could still leave manysignificant questions unanswered. The diurnal human chemical pattern isjust one generally simple chemical process. There are seeming countlessothers, especially when pathologic pathways are examined, and thequantity is exponentially greater when juxtaposed with medicinalinfluences. The wealth of sensory apparatus, affecting human chemicalbalance, such as the common experience of mere auditory music, visualaesthetics, or olfactory stimulation bestow alterations in the chemicalactivity of a human body. Such further abstract seeming phenomena,sensory apparatus experience, experience not generally consideredingested, scratches at the human chemical grandeur beyond the scope ofeither model, but a looming confounding reality nonetheless, regardlessof the method treating illness.

Any given bodily complexity, such as the totality of adrenaline'seffects throughout the body, especially at the various cellular levels,would seem to be understood to a lesser degree than the status quopresumes. Perhaps the not so archaic words of Thomas Edison still holdsome truth: Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh athis so-called scientific knowledge. Further simplifications of the humanbody will still help to reveal the underlying complexity and how to bestfollow advances in understanding. The direct and compensatory mechanismsand such are thought to follow Newtonian laws, in ways which are notalways completely understood, to further a chain of chemical events inmultiple ways throughout the human body. For example, a given chemicalmanipulation of cell receptors at a given location of the human bodyaccompanies a series of events. Some of these chemical events areunderstood more thoroughly than others. This includes the psychologicalmanipulation of the human mind to alter the intricate chemical balanceof the physical human body and vice versa. Nevertheless, the cooperativemodel is more advanced and more physiologically representative thanprevious disparate conventional corporate interpretations, taking intoaccount more of that which is readily therapeutically available today.Until now, no method to adequately capture current technology has beenfeasibly detailed.

Generally, the current model of disease treatment with pharmaceuticalsuses potent chemical mechanism manipulation. The current medical modelis associated with an increased life expectancy in areas infiltratedwith the methods of modern medicine. The trend of chronic medicine usehas a noted lessened efficacy after decades of treatment for a givenindividual. It is rational to see this related to the sheer economicincentive to make medications potent to rapidly show evidence of effectsvia simple data points. Efficacy rates over extended periods are more ofa quality of life issue than the concern of modern corporate medicineprocesses, as corporate and regulatory agendas do not currentlyadequately coincide with quantified methods of extended quality of life,especially insidious chronic disease. This pattern of lessened efficacyrate over extended periods is noted in various disease states,formulation of pharmaceutical, and/or particular potent mechanism beingtargeted with modern medicine.

To relate the difference between the current fractionated medical model,it is helpful to consider a given antihypertensive medication. Perhapsthe most efficient is a simple diuretic such as hydrochlorothiazide.Diuretics generally promote urine production. Hydrochlorothiazidefacilitates sodium loss from the plasma and extracellular fluid, viakidney receptors, that releases water and lessens the pressure on thevasculature, as measured with sphygmomanometry. There are variousgeneral phases of how diuretics affect blood pressure. There is aninitial phase of blood volume loss, but the body learns to compensatefor this loss. Eventually diuretics result in vasodilation from anunknown mechanism. Through these mechanisms various hormones areaffected. Included in the diuretic effects are alterations in uric acid,glucose, potassium, calcium, sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, hydrogen,etc. The consequent effects of altering these various substancesassociates diuretic use with gouty arthritis, diabetes mellitus,hypokalemia, osteoporosis, dehydration, neurologic disorders, metabolicpH changes, hypotension, etc. Generally, diuretics are considered asimple and distinct mechanism (albeit there are various subtypes ofdiuretics), altering sodium mechanics in the kidney, and they are deemedclinically safe for the general population. The simple distinct methodof increasing urine production does influence various systems in thebody; of primary note is the antihypertensive effect reducing bloodpressure. The other areas affected are not so well studied.

It is important to note that double/triple-blinded placebo controlledclinical studies do not adequately capture efficacy rates over extensiveperiods of time, periods of medicinal use lasting decades.Epidemiological studies come closer to expose extensive periods of timeand the use of potent pharmaceutical compositions to treat disease overthat extended time period. Periods of extended time are lacking in theevaluation process in regards to standard dose indication approvalthrough regulatory agencies. A further look into the financial reasoningaspect of this lack of understanding may be helpful, but is not theintent of this patent.

As a government agency regulating the efficacy and safety ofprescription medications, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)requires the entity applying for approval of a given medication toprovide data regarding minimally effective treatment, or starting dosesfor an indicated malady for which the medication has a demonstrativeeffect. The FDA has standards that can be based on a surrogate endpointfor more conveniently quantifiable results. An allowable prescriptionmedication has standards of dosing and indication based upon suchisolated convenient endpoints. These standards are significant for thispatent. For hypertension, blood pressure readings can be established andthe medication's resulting reduction compared to placebo is measured andthe dose dependent phenomena allows for a minimal dose to be declaredeffective, sometimes a maximum is determined. This can likewise be donefor blood sugar, cholesterol, and standard quality of life surveys,gastric acid, histamine release, brain waves, sleep patterns, ocularpressure, continence issues, pain scales, standard laboratory tests,movement patterns, tender point palpation analysis, imaging technology,electrographic technology, etc, for a given malady studied.

A notable dose of a “low” dose is often referenced in medicine. Thisinvention refers to standard low doses and standard indications. For thepurpose of this method of invention, the standard low dose is the lowestdose on a New Drug Application (NDA) at the FDA, and it would be thelowest dose manufactured as a prescription. Likewise, a standardindication comes from a NDA and would be the indication manufactured forprescriptive use. Off label use of a prescription may be included in thecooperative combination medication system, but its inclusion is viaclaim 2 of this invention since such use is not standardized to thespecification of claim 1, claim 1 involving standard doses for standardlabelled serious indications.

Serious disease often has a labeled prescription pharmaceuticalcomposition for which the disease can be treated by those licensed totreat such serious disease. Serious treatment of serious disease hasstandards. Standard doses and indications are a function of the FDA.Only those with extensive education in the art of medicine, verifiedwith certification from regulatory agencies, can prescribe within thestandards of the art of medicine. This distinction relates to why an OTCNDA is not part of claim 1 of this method of combining substandard dosesto create a pharmaceutical composition that treats disease.

A standard dose has a standard indication and standards ofpharmaceutical composition. These are related in a practical sense viaalgorithm and FDA prescription patent standards. The algorithm is acalculated proportion via this method of invention. The standards ofboth an indication and dose are related as both required distinctionsare included in the invention method. Both indication and dose are bothstandards already defined by FDA NDA standards.

It may be true that patent and FDA standards allow for less thanclinically significant drugs or pharmaceutical compositions to gainapproval, but the standards of dose and indication are the bestavailable, and are therefore the standards of practice and theory. Suchdoses and indications are the guides in tertiary literature. Asubstandard dose is a dose based upon both a standard dose and astandard indication, standards found for legend/prescription medicationsin readily available professional tertiary literature. The standarddistinction is crucial for distinguishing claims 1 and 2 of thisapplication. The FDA makes the distinction clear with the prescriptionprocess, so a cooperative medication combination is clear via thecombination method of claim 1, and such a combination can be furtherimproved with claim 2.

Some prescription medications leave the legend status. In other words,less frequent exceptions can allow a prescription medication to becomeover-the-counter (OTC) via a different FDA application. The low dose ofsuch an instance, for the purpose of this invention, would still be thelowest dose of the FDA NDA, but such a medication could theoreticallyqualify for inclusion of a substandard dosed portion (i.e. part of claim1 of this application) of the cooperative combination herein if dosedwithin the substandard parameters, parameters outlined in a furtherdescription of substandard below. Otherwise, such a rare case of aprescription becoming OTC could be included as a generally detailed lessstandardized OTC portion of the cooperative combination composition (thelesser standardization is the position of OTC by definition notmonitored by medical professionals to standards of medical knowledge forserious disease, disease requiring a prescription to obtain behind thecounter medication) via claim 2. Such a component of a pharmaceuticalpreparation could theoretically meet both the criteria of having asubstandard dose and likewise be OTC. Albeit no such practical entity isknown to exist, and is not likely to occur for reasons alreadyaddressed. For the purpose of defining this method of invention: aprescription medication that is later approved for OTC use, and isproportionally dosed at a standard lesser than its low dose on theoriginal NDA, and it is combined in a pharmaceutical composition with atleast 2 other such substandard dosed medications, it would meet theinclusion for the method of invention, an invention described furtherbelow.

Of a similar note, off label prescription medication use is when alegend/prescription medication is used for an indication for which itwas not approved, a legal occurrence allowable within the artistic scopeof a legal prescriber. In this instance, the off label use ofprescriptions would not count as one of the minimal standardized 3medications for claim 1. If, in the unlikely event the off label soughtformal approval for the previously off label indication, then it couldthen be used as a component of claim 1.

The calculated proportion of the cooperative medication combinationsystem refers to the division of a series of low doses, the seriesquantified by the number of unique chemical mechanisms to be combinedwith substandard doses. This method minimally requires 3 suchmedications of unique mechanism (mechanisms less distinct, involvingsimilar pathways, could be further fractionated to equate an effect onlyas great as its proportion related to the total number of uniquemechanisms), so a standard low dose would simply be divided by 3 forsuch a composition of 3 medications dosed at roughly ⅓ of its givenstandard low dose. Therefore, the proportional calculation of a seriesof substandard doses would make for a combined composition potent enoughto treat the totality of complex diseases, but does so in a morecomplete fashion. The cooperatively combined substandard doses would bethe improvement of treating the same standard indication individuallytreated by the standard individual low doses.

For instance, if an extended release pharmaceutical composition of 2.5mg of omeprazole, 2.5 mg of famotidine, and 250 mg of sucralfate to beingested twice daily made clinical sense for treating gastrointestinalerosion, then even though omeprazole and famotidine are currently OTC,they were previously standardized to have a low dose via NDAprescription vetting, and would be included as a composition defined bythe method of cooperative combination systems. Likewise, if loratadine2.5 mg, montelukast 2.5 mg and prednisone 0.25 mg were combined in apharmaceutical composition to ingest orally for allergy symptomtreatment, then that substandardly dosed composition would too meet theminimal definition, even though loratadine is now available off thelegend status. If either the gastrointestinal or allergy treatmentpharmaceutical compositions above used the now OTC products in standardOTC doses but added substandardly dosed medications of differingmechanism in the place of the now OTC medications, a composition stillcontaining at least 3 substandard dosed medication exists, then that newcomposition too would meet the requirements for the method composing acooperative medication system.

For the teaching aspect of this patent, a pharmaceutical composition canbe referred to as medicine. A pharmaceutical composition can vary in thedosage form. Oral formulations are most common, so this patent providesmore oral formulation teaching examples. Otic, ophthalmic, nasal,injectable, rectal, and topical applications are likewise pharmaceuticaldosage forms, but such medicinal instances of use are less as there arefar fewer options than there are orally ingested mechanisms. Oralpharmaceutical compositions may consist of tablets, capsules, caplets,perles, sustained released (noted as timed release, delayed release,controlled release, biphasic release, coated, bead release, extendedrelease, long-acting, XR, XL, ER, TM, etc.), immediate release (orallydisintegrating, effervescent, sublingual, wafer, etc.), lozenges(buccal, disc, sucker, etc), solution, suspension, emulsion, powder,etc. Any alleged clinical distinction of such dosage forms is not theintent of this method of invention, but the aim of this paragraph is tosimply note various pharmaceutical compositions, reference thesimilarity to medicine, and to emphasize oral forms are most common.

However, such a cooperative combination of ophthalmic preparations maywell be a not only feasible treatment option, but would likely be thebest option for glaucoma patients well on the way to losing one's entirevisual field. One of the most reliable ophthalmic pharmaceuticalglaucoma treatment staples has been used as a staple for most glaucomapatients for more than a decade. When it becomes less effective, otherolder additions can preserve some years of vision for qualifiedpatients. After that period of attempted salvaging, many patients havenext to no option other than living in legal to complete blindness.Using the method of cooperative combination therapy, one could use thealgorithm to calculate a proportion likely even less than ⅕ for 5 of themost feasibly distinct ophthalmic mechanisms available to treatglaucoma. The ophthalmic composition can consist of a prostaglandinanalog, a beta blocker, a cholinergic, an alpha-2 adrenergic stimulator,and a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. The combination of theseformulations, in proportionally less doses of unique mechanisms tocreate a further pharmaceutical composition, can quite literally savethousands from eventual blindness. It is likely to even prevent theworrisome systemic effects for which some potently dosed mechanisms areassociated, and their consequent conventional high dose use is thereforeavoided. A final addition of acetylcysteine can further improve thecooperative medication combination system treatment of glaucoma.

Likewise, hypertensive emergencies can best respond to a cooperativecombination of substandard injectable antihypertensives, yet anothernon-oral composition. A composition consisting of a series ofsubstandard dosed medications may allow for more aggressive treatment,saving eye damage, kidney damage, stroke, cardiac damage, and preventdeath. The calculated proportion of ¼ of a low standard indicated doseof a beta-blocker+alpha blocker, an angiotensin-converting enzymeinhibitor, a centrally-acting adrenergic agent, and a vasodilator makesa feasible pharmaceutical composition treating high blood pressure. Boththe ophthalmic and injectable pharmaceutical compositions above usereadily available prescriptions to further compose a complete diseasestate composition.

Standard indicated starting prescription doses are well documented inreadily available tertiary literature, manufacturer package inserts,etc. This application does not list the thousands of pharmacopoeiastandard options available, since this is a method of utility beingemphasized. The standard indicated starting doses are referred to asbeing clinically effective, and too are readily available by reference.It is not the standard of current practice to begin treatment withmultiple mechanisms as this invention details.

Doses below the designated effective dose, below a low dose, areunderstood to not be clinically effective in isolation, and areconsequently not used as novel effective treatment options, certainlynot in combination. These substandard doses generally do have measurableeffects, subclinical effects, effects just not to the degree sought forstandard indicated thresholds. Generally, substandard doses, as referredin this patent, are those that are lower than the lowest manufactured orapproved dose. A more numerically concise range of a substandard dosewould be at least 5% less than a standard indicated low dose (95% orless than 95% of the standard low dose), but also 5% of the standard lowdose greater than a 0 quantity (5% or above 5% of the standard lowdose), making the substandard dose quantity 5-95% of a low standard doseintended for a 24 hour period. The substandard range is distinctlydefined as the 90% quantity directly between a standard low dose andzero. Such a 90% range defined as substandard makes for a relativemaximum of 20 distinct or unique mechanisms to combine substandardly inthe algorithm. If 21 unique mechanisms were at all feasible, one couldstill theoretically make the resulting substandard doses, each 5% orgreater to still remain within the substandard limits. The minimum of 3mechanisms in a cooperative medication combination system is anabsolute.

Substandard herein is determined via an algorithm equal to the processof fractionating a low standard dose, a low dose indicated to treat thesame disease process as the series of components to likewise befractionated and henceforth combined into the final pharmaceuticalcomposition. The calculated algorithm determining a substandard dosetakes the low dose and divides it by the total number of cooperativemedications to be combined into the final composition of a series ofunique mechanisms of action. All mechanisms of action will be treatingthe same disease. The parameters of the substandard doses are expressedabove with the 5% designations, leaving a 90% range for a substandarddose to be between a low dose and a zero dose. This algorithm is acritical step in calculating the proportion for a method to manufacturepharmaceutical compositions that offer improved utility in diseasetreatment.

Given that doses lower than an FDA designated low dose are not alonedeemed clinically effective, they are not typically manufactured astheir use is not a standard of practice. Homeopathy may appear to usesubstandard doses; however, it does so to such an extreme that the“active” chemical has been subject to such monumental dilution that ithas subsequently lost all rational efficacy, outside of psychogenicplacebo effects. These homeopathic doses are significantly further below5% of a standard indicated low dose, and are much closer if not equal toa 0 quantity. The new method calculates doses wholly distinct from bothhomeopathy, and also “low” combination doses that are noted in somecurrent conventions of therapy. Substandard doses in the cooperativecombination would fall between these two dose ranges, the range ofhomeopathy and already delineated “low” doses, whereby the dose of asingle substandard dose has a measurable effect, just not one that meetsthe FDA cutoff for clinical efficacy when used in isolation (i.e.,without additional ingredients used cooperatively to meet a clinicalgoal). The calculation of such a substandard dose would generally be ashigh as 33% of a low standard indicated dose, but again would fallwithin the boundary of 5% above a 0 quantity and 5% less than a lowstandard indicated dose. The model that even minimum low doseprescriptions offer a single chemical potency that significantly altersa fraction of a “known” chemical/mechanical physiologic pathway to sucha high degree that the results are deemed clinically significant by theFDA is more associated with the substandard distinction herein.

A clinical goal achieves a given indication while lessening clinicallysignificant side-effects, and does so to the greatest degree ofavailable alternatives. The cooperative combination of proportionallycalculated substandard doses advocates not just clinical significance,but best achieves a goal with an advanced method for treating diseasewith a pharmaceutical composition. In the case of the method ofcooperative combination therapy, the benefits of such resultingcomposition is much further reaching than is typically required or evenevaluated for an FDA NDA. This new method aims to not only improvesafety and efficacy, but does so with direct pharmacologic mechanism andrelated prescriptive safety, efficacy rate improval over extendedperiods (decades), and conserves resources.

When a series of substandard dosed cooperative mechanisms are used toreach one endpoint, such as lower blood pressure (preferably lessensmean arterial pressure), then the various mechanical distinctions arelikely rational to have a synergistically positive effect. In otherwords, the compensatory mechanisms and time dependent associations witha given chemical can result in a smoother omni-therapeutic result whencombined with that which has already been proven to be effectiveindividually.

The inverse would be true for a given side-effect particular for a givenmechanism, whereby the substandard combination would result in adiminished incidence of any particular side-effects for a given uniquepharmacologic mechanism. With a lower dose used to accomplish acollaborative endpoint, the resultant individual dose dependentside-effect is proportionally less. In the case of a diuretic, themetabolic elimination can further effectively reduce the potentiallytroubling elevations in uric acid, glucose, etc. otherwise found withhigher potent diuretic concentrations conventionally utilized.

It is rational that common side-effects among mechanisms willadditionally be lessened as the cause of the common side-effect isoccurring at a much different rate, time, and magnitude than whenoccurring with a single mechanism model utilizing higher single-drugpotency, as the high potency single medication has an intense uniform,albeit only partialized physiologic impact. Hypotension is a commonside-effect among antihypertensives. This side-effect would occur with alesser velocity and consequently to a lesser adverse degree when sixmechanisms are only synchronized to lower the blood pressure, not to doit in a collectively organized intense kinetic time frame, beyond thetime frame for which it is already studied and approved. Similarly,there would be a mitigation of rebound hypertension if tapering off thecooperative medication system was desired. This dispersive butcollective effect too would be the case with a cooperative combinationsystem used to lower blood sugar or symptomatic alleviation with adepression treatment model of this new design.

The novel art described herein with active steps is empiricallyrational. It has the potential to radically change the way medicaldisease is managed, and in a convenient cost-effective manner. As arational process, it is described in lengthy terms, using alreadyavailable technology. The ramifications, both therapeutic and alsoeconomic, are difficult to fully quantify. It is anticipated that theinvented pharmaceutical compositions will help to further illustratethis novel method with concrete examples and further explanation viaconcise active steps. This paradigm shift can reasonably take much ofthe practice out of medicine, for it utilizes medications that arealready understood to a significant degree, but uses them moreeffectively, safer, earlier in the disease process, and in a way forwhich the efficacy has greater longevity. The medications are even wellunderstood when used together, albeit currently only at individuallytherapeutic or even a low potent dose, often when treatment with a givensingle unique mechanism has proven inadequate. The cooperative method isreasonable to provide unexpected results because it is of greaterrational consequence than the current conventional method, andconsequently would better address that which is poorly measured with thecurrent method of pharmaceutical composition use. In some ways this newcooperative method for therapeutic treatment is a holistic form ofconventional medical therapy, an unequalled fusion of that which isalready clinically available, but yet to be concisely detailed. For thesake of pedagogy, practical examples are henceforth provided below.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention method is that of combining pharmaceutical compositions,treating patients with beyond lower than manufacturer/government entitydetermined “low dose” medications, and does so with an algorithmcalculating a cooperative combination of no less than three combinedsubstandard dosed pharmaceutical compositions. The reason for combiningmedications is to achieve more clinically significant results from avariety of substandard proportioned doses of medications with uniquemechanisms of action. This combination may include the addition ofvitamins, minerals, supplements, non-legend medications (OTC), off labelprescriptions, or nutraceuticals. When used individually, theproportionally lower dose of the medication would merely be generallyconsidered clinically insignificant, for the general population, at sucha substandard dose. By combining multiple medications into onepharmaceutical composition, each in their own substandard dosage, it isrational that the resulting cumulative combination composition wouldproduce markedly clinically significant efficacy, all while precludingside-effects and interactions for certain indications, the collaborationof which reinvents pharmacological prescribing practices.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE CONCEPT

FIG. 1 graphically quantifies and solidifies the rational nature ofteaching the details of the cooperative combination medication systemutility. Any of the medication prototypes created from Table 1-4 (not toexclude management of chronic pain, osteoarthritis, neuropathic pain,seizure disorders, constipation, insomnia, hypertensiveemergency/urgency, gastrointestinal erosion, glaucoma, allergy symptoms,fibromyalgia, schizophrenia, Parkinson's, dementia, emesis and nausea,etc. of this genus type method of utility) could be applied to thefigure, with the conventional low dose medication corresponding to A, B,C, etc. Likewise, the algorithm derived substandard component doses ofthe cooperative combination medication systems correspond to A (ss), B(ss), C (ss), etc, and are noted to have sub-clinical responsesindividually. The figure demonstrates the combination of all of thesubstandard components would produce an improved indicated effect, asseen with the last graph bar labeled “Cooperative Prototype.” Thisgreater indicated effect would therefore be greater than the standardindicated effect. This represents the clinically rational measure ofcooperative combination medication systems compositions. The dotted linedesignated as “1” is the indicated effect of that of a low dosemedication, a designation of clinical efficacy. This represents thegeneral dose manufactured by a given industrial entity, the lowest doseon an NDA application. The dotted line designated as “2” represents theminimum threshold for which the Federal Food and Drug Administrationapproves a clinically significant indicated effect. Line “3”demonstrates the anticipated indicated effects measured by homeopathicdoses of medications, doses less than 5% of a low dose.

FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, except FIG. 2 compares the same algorithmdelineated dosages in relation to side-effects. This time the medicinalkinetics illustrate a dynamic that renders the cooperative combinationmedication system prototype composition with a comparatively lessenedside-effect profile. Likewise, this graphically represents theramifications of the composition, with many moving clinical parts.

FIG. 3 describes a medication delivery system dosage form that furtherillustrates the pharmaceutical composition of the invention. “X” is atablet exterior containing the immediate release long half-lifemedications, including ¼ of the total dose of short-acting medications,vitamins, minerals, supplements, etc. “Y” is a sustained delivery matrix(i.e. potential methylcellulose composite) releasing ¾ of the totalshort-acting medications over an extended period of time, providing asustained 24 hour effect.

FIG. 4 is the algorithm of calculating the general proportion of asubstandard dose. A, B, C, etc, are low doses of various uniquemechanisms of pharmaceutical compositions treating the same disease. A(ss), B (ss), C (ss), etc, are substandard doses of the variousmedications to now be combined into one pharmaceutical composition totreat the same disease. The “n” is equal to the number of uniquemechanisms in the cooperative medications combination system. Amechanism of action is taken from standard therapeutic classification,many are copied in Lists 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a . . . . This example of acooperative medication combination system contains 3 unique mechanismsof action, so n=3. Therefore, the substandard doses of A (ss), B (ss),and C (ss) would be roughly 33% of a low dose.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the steps involved in the method creating acooperative combination medication system.

TABLE 1 “Syncpress” - teaching example for composition calculation forhypertension treatment Medication Substandard 5 times “Low” nameStrength (SS) SS dose/24 hrs Half-life Carvedilol 1 mg 5 mg 6.25 mg 9 &7 h Lisinopril 2 mg 10 mg 2.5 mg 12 h Chlorthalidone 4 mg 20 mg 25 mg 50h Amlodipine 0.8 mg 4 mg 2.5 mg 40 h Clonidine 0.02 mg 0.1 mg 0.2 mg 12h Hydralazine 5 mg 25 mg 40 mg 5 h

TABLE 2 “Mellyces” - teaching example for composition calculation fordiabetes mellitus treatment Medication Substandard 5 times “Low” nameStrength (SS) SS dose/24 hrs Half-life Metformin 200 mg 1000 mg 1000 mg6 & 17 h Sitagliptin 12.5 mg 62.5 mg 25 mg 12 h Pioglitazone 4 mg 20 mg15 mg 5 & 20 h Glyburide 0.3 mg 1.5 mg 2.5 mg 10 h

TABLE 3 “Eclepid” - teaching example for composition calculation fordyslipidemia treatment Medication Substandard 5 times “Low” nameStrength (SS) SS dose/24 hrs Half-life Simvastatin 4 mg 20 mg 5 mg 2 hFenofibrate 5 mg 25 mg 54 mg 20 h Ezetimibe 0.5 mg 2.5 mg 10 mg 22 h

TABLE 4 “Lucidotion” - teaching example for composition calculation forsymptom of depression treatment Medication Substandard 5 times “Low”name Strength (SS) SS dose/24 hrs Half-life Sertraline 4 mg 20 mg 25 mg24 h Venlafaxine 15 mg 75 mg 75 mg 5 h Amitriptyline 4 mg 20 mg 25 mg~53 h Mirtazapine 2 mg 10 mg 15 mg 30 h Trazodone 4 mg 20 mg 25 mg 4 & 7h Methylphenidate 0.25 mg 1.25 mg 2.5 mg 3.5 h Aripiprazole 0.25 mg 1.25mg 2 mg 75 hList 1a. Available Prescription Hypertension Medications with MechanismClass:

-   -   Acebutolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Aliskiren—Direct Renin Inhibitor    -   Aliskiren; Amlodipine—Combination of Direct Renin        Inhibitor/Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)    -   Aliskiren; Amlodinine; Hyvdrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of        Direct Renin Inhibitor/Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)/Thiazide        Diuretic    -   Aliskiren; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of Direct Renin        Inhibitor/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Aliskiren; Valsartan—Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist    -   Amiloride—Potassium-Sparing Diuretic    -   Amiloride; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Potassium-Sparing        Diuretic/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Amlodipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)    -   Amlodipine; Atorvastatin—Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/Statin    -   Amlodipine; Benazepril—Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ;        Olmesartan—Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)/Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan—Combination of        Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB) Thiazide Diuretic/Angiotensin II        Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Amlodipine; Olmesartan Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Amlodinine; Telmisartan—Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Amlodinine; Valsartan—Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Atenolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Atenolol; Chlorthalidone—Combination of Beta-Blocker        (BB)/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Azilsartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Benazeoril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Benazepril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of Angiotensin        II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Bendroflumethiazide—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Bendroflumethiazide; Nadolol—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Betaxolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Bisoprolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Bisoprolol; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of        Beta-Blocker (BB)/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Bumetanide—Loop Diuretic    -   Candesartan—Angiotensin U Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Candesartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of        Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Cantopril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Captopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of        Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)/Thiazide        Diuretic    -   Carteolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Carvedilol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Chlorothiazide—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Chlorothalidone—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Chlorthalidone; Clonidine—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Clevidipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker    -   Clonidine—Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Diltiazem—Calcium-Channel Blocker    -   Diltiazem; Enalapril—Combination of Calcium-Channel        Blocker/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Doxazosin—Alpha-Blocker    -   Enalapril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Enalapril; Felodipine—Combination of Angiotensin-Converting        Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I) Calcium-Channel Blocker    -   Enalapril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ-Combination of        Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)/Thiazide        Diuretic    -   Elerenone—Aldosterone Antagonist    -   Erosartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)    -   Erosartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of Angiotensin        II Receptor Antagonist (ANG2)/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Ethacrynic Acid—Loop Diuretic    -   Felodipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker    -   Fosinopril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Fosinopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of        Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)/Thiazide        Diuretic    -   Furosemide—Loop Diuretic    -   Guanabenz—Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Guanthidine—Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Guanfacine—Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Hydralazine—Vasodilator    -   Hydralazine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Combination of        Vasodilator/Thiazide Diuretic    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Irbesartan—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Lisinopril—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Losartan—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Methyldopa—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Metoprolol—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Moexipril—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Olmesartan—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Propranolol—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Quinapril—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Spironolactone—Combination of        Thiazide Diuretic/Aldosterone Antagonist/Potassium-Sparing        Diuretic    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Telmisartan—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Timolol—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Triamterene—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Potassium-Sparing Diuretic    -   Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan—Combination of Thiazide        Diuretic/Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Hydroflumethiazide—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Indapamide—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Irbesartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Isradipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker    -   Labetalol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Lisinopril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Losartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Methylclothiazide—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Methyldopa—Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent    -   Metolazone—Thiazide Diuretic    -   Metoprolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Minoxidil—Vasodilator    -   Moexipril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Nadolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Nebivolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Nicardipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)    -   Nifedipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)    -   Nisoldipine—Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)    -   Olmesartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Penbutolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Perindonril—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Pindolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Prazosin—Alpha-Blocker    -   Propranolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Quinapril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Ramipril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Reserpine—Alkaloid    -   Spironolactone—Aldosterone Antagonist/Potassium-Sparing Diuretic    -   Telmisartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Terazosin—Alpha-Blocker    -   Timolol—Beta-Blocker (BB)    -   Torsemide—Loop Diuretic    -   Trandolapril—Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)    -   Trandolapril; Verapamil—Combination of Angiotensin-Converting        Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)/Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)    -   Triamterene—Potassium-Sparing Diuretic    -   Valsartan—Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ANG2)    -   Verapamil—Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)        List 2a. Available Prescription Diabetes Mellitus Medications        with Mechanism Class:    -   Acarbose—Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitor    -   Acetohexamide—Sulfonylurea    -   Bromocritine—Hormone Modifier    -   Canagliflozin; Metformin—Combination of Sodium-glucose        cotransporter 2 Inhibitor/Biguanide    -   Canagliflozin—Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 Inhibitor    -   Chloropropamide—Sulfonylurea    -   Colesevelam—Bile Acid Sequestrant    -   Dapagliflozin—Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 Inhibitor    -   Dapagliflozin; Metformin—Combination of Sodium-glucose        cotransporter 2 Inhibitor/Biguanide    -   Emapagliflozin; Metformin—Combination of Sodium-glucose        cotransporter 2 Inhibitor/Biguanide    -   Emapagliflozin; Linagliptin—Combination of Sodium-glucose        cotransporter 2 Inhibitor/Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors    -   Emapagliflozin—Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 Inhibitor    -   Exenatide—Incretin Mimetic    -   Glimepiride—Sulfonylurea    -   Glimepiride; Pioglitazone—Combination of        Sulfonylurea/Thiazolidinedione    -   Glimepiride; Rosiglitazone—Combination of        Sulfonylurea/Thiazolidinedione    -   Glipizide—Sulfonylurea    -   Glipizide; Metformin—Combination of Sulfonylurea/Biguanide    -   Glyburide—Sulfonylurea    -   Glyburide; Metformin—Combination of Sulfonylurea/Biguanide    -   Levocamitine—Glucose tolerance    -   Linagliptin—Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors    -   Metformin—Biguanide    -   Metformin; Pioglitazone—Combination of        Biguanide/Thiazolidinedione    -   Metformin; Repaglinide—Combination of Biguanide/Meglitinide    -   Metformin; Rosiglitazone—Combination of        Biguanide/Thiazolidinedione    -   Metformin; Saxagliptin—Combination of Biguanide/Dipeptidyl        Peptidase-4 Inhibitors    -   Metformin; Sitagliptin—Combination of Biguanide/Dipeptidyl        Peptidase-4 Inhibitors    -   Miglitol—Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors    -   Nateglinide—Meglitinide    -   Pioglitazone—Thiazolidinedione    -   Pramlintide—Amylin analogs    -   Repaglinide—Meglitinide    -   Rosiglitazone—Thiazolidinedione    -   Saxagliptin—Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors    -   Sitagliptin—Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors    -   Tolazamide—Sulfonylureas    -   Tolbutamide—Sulfonylureas        List 3. Available Prescription Hyperlipidemia Medications with        Mechanism Class:    -   Amlodipine; Atorvastatin—Combination of Calcium-Channel Blocker        (CCB)/HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Aspirin, ASA; Pravastatin—Combination of Salicylate Platelet        Inhibitor/HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Atorvastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Cerivastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Cholestyramine—Bile Acid Sequestrant    -   Colsevelam—Bile Acid Sequestrant    -   Colestipol—Bile Acid Sequestrant    -   Ezetimibe—Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor    -   ) Ezetimibe; Simvastatin—Combination of Cholesterol Absorption        Inhibitor/HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Fenofibrate—Fibric Acid Derivatives    -   Fenofibric Acid—Fibric Acid Derivatives    -   Fluvastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Gemfibrozil—Fibric Acid Derivatives    -   Lovastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Lovastatin; Niacin—Combination of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor        (Statin)/Combination of Water-soluble Antilipemic Vitamin    -   Niacin; Simvastatin—Combination of Water-soluble Antilipemic        Vitamin/HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Omega-3-acid-ethyl ester—Fat-soluble Antilipemic    -   Pitavastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Pravastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Rosuvastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)    -   Simvastatin—HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)        List 4. Available Depression Symptom Prescription Medications        with Mechanism Class:    -   Amitriptyline—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Amitriptyline; Chlordiazepoxide Combination of        Benzodiazepine/Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Amoxapine—Heterocyclic Antidepressant    -   Aripiprazole—Atypical Antipsychotic    -   Bupropion—Multiple Mechanism Antidepressant    -   Citalopram—Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)    -   Clomipramine—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Desipramine—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Desvenlafaxine—Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor    -   Doxepin—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Duloxetine—Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor    -   Ephedrine—Adrenergic Agonists    -   Escitalopram—Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)    -   Fluoxetine—Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)    -   Fluoxetine; Olanzapine Combination of Selective Serotonin        Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)/Atypical Antipsychotic    -   Fluvoxamine—Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)    -   Imipramine—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Isocarboxazid—Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOIs)    -   Maprotiline—Heterocyclic antidepressant    -   Methylphenidate—Adrenergic Agonist    -   Mirtazapine—Heterocyclic Antidepressant    -   Nefazodone—Phenylpiperazine Antidepressant    -   Nortriptyline—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Paroxetine—Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)    -   Phenelzine—Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOIs)    -   Protriptyline—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Quetiapine—Atypical Antipsychotic    -   Sertraline—Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)    -   Tranylcypromine—Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOIs)    -   Trazodone—Heterocyclic antidepressant    -   Trimipramine—Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)    -   Venlafaxine—Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors    -   Vilazodone—Multiple Mechanism Antidepressant        List 1b. Definitions of Hypertension Unique Mechanisms

Used to Create “Syncpress” Teaching Example:

Beta-Blocker (BB)—this mechanism blocks the effects of the sympatheticnervous system by blocking the effects of neurotransmitters such asnorepinephrine. This blockade will tend to dilate the vasculature andslow the heart rate. Some beta-blockers, such as carvedilol, also blockeffects on alpha receptors to additionally release tension on thevasculature system.

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-I)—this mechanism involvesthe prevention of a potent vasoconstrictor called angiotensin 2. Thereare a number of secondary mechanisms including mild diuresis. (note:newer renin inhibitors and angiotensin 2 inhibitors differ in thelocation for which this similar mechanism pathway is manipulated, so theuse of such a combination additively, even added to an ACE-I may beconsidered duplicate therapy, unless a further algorithm calculationcaveat proportioned these 3 subclasses as one unique mechanism. In otherwords, if this unique pathway mechanism was ⅙ of the cooperativecombination, then this mechanism's ⅙ could be comprised of ^(1/18)ACE-I, ^(1/18) renin inhibitor & ^(1/18) angiotensin 2 inhibitor, with^(1/18) being the fraction of the total cooperative combination system,and ⅙ being the additive total of the 3 distinct but less uniquemechanisms of renin angiotensin system pathway).

Diuretic—this mechanism hinges upon the removal of sodium from plasmaand extracellular fluid volume via the kidneys. The removal of sodiumdecreases the peripheral vascular resistance

Calcium-Channel Blocker (CCB)—this mechanism prevents the influx ofextracellular calcium across the myocardial and vascular cell membraneswithout changing the plasma levels of calcium. This is another mechanismto decrease tension on the vasculature.

Centrally-Acting Adrenergic Agent—this mechanism involves agonisteffects in the medulla, an effort that reduces the sympathetic responseof the body. In simple terms, these medications prevent the release ofnorepinephrine and can reduce the effects of renin. Both chemicals addto the effects of hypertension.

Vasodilator—some of the total mechanisms are not totally understood,especially as it relates to hydralazine, but this mechanism is known todilate arterioles more than the venous system when decreasing peripheralvascular resistance.

List 2b. Definitions of Diabetes Mellitus Unique Mechanisms

Used to Create “Mellyces” Teaching Example:

Biguanide—this medication has multiple mechanisms to increase glucosetolerance: decrease glucose production in the liver, decreases theabsorption of glucose in the small intestine and increase tissuesensitivity to insulin.

Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors—this mechanism of glucose controlincreases insulin synthesis and decreases levels of glucagon, bothleading to less sugar in the blood

Sulfonylureas—this mechanism stimulates insulin release from thepancreas to help

push sugar into the cells of the body

Thiazolidinedione—this mechanism increases the tissue sensitivity toinsulin, including fat tissues, muscle tissues and the liver.

List 3b. Definitions of Hyperlipidemia Unique Mechanisms

Used to Create “Eclepid” Teaching Example:

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)—this mechanism disrupts an enzymeused to make cholesterol in the liver and it also helps the body to getrid of the worst cholesterol

Fibric Acid Derivatives—this mechanism is not fully understood, but itinhibits the

formation of triglycerides and increases the breakdown of certaintriglyceride lipoproteins

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor—prevents the absorption of cholesterolin the small

Intestine

List 4b. Definition of Depression Symptom Alleviation Unique Mechanisms

Used to Create “Lucidotion” Teaching Example:

Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)— this mechanism is notfully understood, but it relates to potent inhibition of serotonin inthe central nervous system and potentiating the effects ofneurotransmissions associated with pleasure

Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors—this mechanism relates toboth inhibition of serotonin and norepinephrine, with serotonininhibition often greater. This may also lead to inhibition of dopamine.All of these chemicals are associated with pleasure.

Heterocyclic Antidepressant—this mechanism is not fully understood, butdepending on the dose, and even the particular heterocyclic compound,the mechanism relates to serotonin reuptake blocking in the presynapticmembrane. This may involve blocking presynaptic alpha-2 receptors torelease serotonin. The release of norepinephrine can occur. Postsynaptic serotonin receptors may be blocked and the subtypes ofserotonin may differ.

Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)—the detailed mechanism is not fullyunderstood, but it is thought that the most important effect is thedecreased reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin but do not affectdopamine reuptake

Adrenergic Agonist—this stimulant mechanism relates to a dopamine uptakeblockade of central adrenergic neurons, likely near the brainstem andcerebral cortex. This is associated with pleasurable feelings.

Atypical Antipsychotic—the mechanism relates to manipulation of bothdopamine and serotonin receptors, some have enhanced abilities topartially agonize activity at the D2 receptor since the medication canact as an antagonist at postsynaptic D2 receptors and a weak agonist atpresynaptic D2 receptors. This is thought to be the case foraripiprazole.

List 1c. Conventional Cartoon Chemical Structures of HypertensionMedications

Creating “Syncpress” Teaching Example: Carvedilol

C₂₄H₂₆N₂O₄

Lisinopril

C₂₁H₃₁N₃O₅.2H₂O

Chlorthalidone

C₁₄H₁₁ClN₂O₄S

Amlodipine

C₂₀H₂₅CIN₂O₅

Clonidine Hydrochloride

C₉H₉Cl₂N₃.HCl

Hydralazine Hydrochloride

C₈H₈N₄.HCl

List 2c. Conventional Cartoon Chemical Structures of Diabetes MellitusMedications

Creating “Mellyces” Teaching Example: Metformin

C₄H₁₁N₅

Sitagliptin

C₁₆H₁₅F₆N₅O

Glyburide

C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S

Pioglitazone hydrochlorideC₁₉H₂₀N₂O₃S.HCl

List 3. Conventional Cartoon Chemical Structures of DyslipidemiaMedications Creating “Eclepid” Teaching Example: Simvastin

C₂₅H₃₈O₅

Fenofibrate

C₂₀H₂₁O₄Cl

Ezetimibe

C₂₄H₂₁F₂NO₃

List 4c. Conventional Cartoon Chemical Structures of DepressionMedications Creating

“Lucidotion” Teaching Example: Sertraline

C₁₇H₁₈C₁₃N

Venlafaxine Hydrochloride

C₁₇H₂₇NO₂.HCl

Mirtazapine

C₁₇H₁₉N₃

Trazodone Hydrochloride

C₁₉H₂₂CIN₅O.HCl

Amitriptyline Hydrochloride

C₂₀H₂₃N.HCl

Aripiprazole

C₂₃H₂₇CL₂N₃O₂

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a method for combining substandard doses tocreate pharmaceutical compositions to treat disease, the methodcomprising of the steps of an algorithm calculating a proportionalsubstandard dose for each of at least three medications of varyingmechanisms based on the total number of claimed at least threemedications utilized, and combining claimed proportional substandarddoses for claimed at least three medications to create claimedpharmaceutical composition, where each of the at least three claimedmedications are further comprised of a unique mechanism treating thesame disease, creating a final pharmaceutical composition that improvesthe treatment of claimed same disease.

Describing the method another way: step 1 requires selection fromreadily available standard grouping of pharmaceutical compositions thattreat the same disease; step 2 requires a delineation of at least 3unique pharmaceutical composition mechanisms for which the same diseaseis treated; step 3 requires the algorithm calculation of substandarddoses for at least 3 pharmaceutical compositions of a unique mechanismtreating the same disease; then step 4 is the final step of creating afinal similar pharmaceutical composition, but this is now a combinationof a series of substandardly dosed medications to treat the same diseasevia various cumulative mechanisms.

In addition to the at least three medications, the pharmaceuticalcomposition may also further comprise any of the following additionalcomponents selected from the group consisting of vitamins, minerals,supplements (including supplements of human microbiota and foods), overthe counter medications, off label prescriptions (legend medications forwhich formal approval of intended use was not granted), herbs andnutraceuticals.

The algorithm calculation of the new pharmaceutical composition wouldentail taking a substandard dosed medication from List Xa, using aunique mechanism defined per List Xb, defined as A(ss), and adding toanother substandard dosed medication from List Xa, differing inmechanism defined per List Xb to the mechanism of chosen A(ss), definedas B(ss), and also minimally adding C(ss) from List Xa, where C(ss)differs in mechanism from both chosen A(ss) and also chosen B(ss)mechanisms and follows the species pattern for treating an indication ofvarious conditions. For example, for treating an indication ofhypertension, one would use List 1a and List 1b for the substandarddosed medications and the various mechanisms of each of the at leastthree medications and calculate the dosage of each medication as aproportion of the number of medications used in the newly combinedpharmaceutical composition. If 4 medications are used, then the dosageswould be approximately ¼ the standard low dosage. The substandard rangeis distinctly defined as the 90% quantity directly between a standardlow dose and zero, as further described in the background.

The coordinated goal desired would be defined as an improved treatmenteffect and/or reduced side-effects of the standard dosage of theindividual medications. Although not the initial step of the method, acrucial step is that of creating a pharmaceutical composition, becausethe intent of this combination method is to better treat disease withsuch a created composition.

Areas of the greatest concentration of medical resources, such ashypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and symptomatic treatmentof depression can help to best illustrate implementation of thecooperative combination system method, from the extensive availableresearch and development in these treatment areas. Each of these givendiseases have numerous unique mechanisms for which pharmaceuticals areclassified and used as standardized treatment. It would seem the mostcommon diseases of greatest significance in the general population eludeeven the greatest attempts at controlling their pathologic progressionwith the current potent method. With this in noted, quite often multipledrug regimens are eventually required to lessen illness, but stillconsequent comorbidities and even direct mortality evade the bestconventional attempts with the current pharmaceutical treatmentapproach.

Consider the numerous pharmaceutical chemical agents available to treathypertension, including various dosage forms. There are slightly morethan a half-dozen distinct physiologic mechanisms of action in thispharmacopoeia. Interestingly, there are nearly one hundred availablehypertension medications (see List 1a). There are even potentcombination medications, combining various mechanisms at no less thanlow standard doses. These combinations provide doses that aretherapeutic individually, and are in one tablet/capsule, for advancedhypertension, much like the polypill combinations mentioned earlier.These combinations too are studied and approved compositions to beeffective minimally at a given standard dose. It is crucial to note,whether it is a combination seen on the list provided or the polypillconcept, these are not the same as calculating six unique, via mechanismof action, medications and decreasing the low dose proportionally, byabout ⅛, to a substandard degree, for newly diagnosed uncomplicatedhypertension. The combination of 6 chemical mechanisms, contoured toroughly ⅙ of a general low dose creates a composition that reinvents thecurrent hypertension treatment standard. In other words, the dosesdetailed in this teaching have previously not been feasibly consideredfor practical use in the medical community, nor, more importantly, hasit been feasible for them to be available in a pharmaceuticalcombination for wide scale disease based management.

However, it is well understood that many diseases, especially chronicones, benefit from or eventually require more than one agent to moreadequately mitigate the malady. M R Law and N J Wald, et. al.orchestrated a meta-analysis of 354 randomized trials to appreciate thevalue of low dose combinations of oral pharmaceuticals on blood pressurelowering. This low dose corresponds to the FDA designated minimallyeffective doses. The low dose is often less than the dose needed toobtain a typical target blood pressure in a typical hypertensivepatient. This analysis was published by the British Medical Journal in2003. The authors state no trial has studied the effect of threehypertension drugs in pharmaceutical combination, but it is suggestedthe effects would likewise be additive. The authors even report theyhave a patent application for a formula regarding a combination pill toreduce 4 cardiovascular risk factors, much like the polypill mentionedearlier.

It is rational to assume the novel method in this cooperative medicationpatent application has never occurred to the authors of themeta-analysis. If such a method did occur to the authors, then theauthors would not limit the utility of combining to just 4cardiovascular risk factors, certainly not to one inferior compositionfor such a limited group of patients. Nothing of the publishedmeta-analysis suggests the authors uncovered the novelty of beyond lowdose or substandard combination therapy, nor has another entity beenknown to teach such a rational utility of radical disease basedimprovements of current therapy.

The clinical ALLHAT trial illustrates only about one-third ofhypertensive patients were treated effectively with a single potentmedication agent. The 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Managementof High Blood Pressure in Adults Report From the Panel Members Appointedto the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) states advancedhypertension requires combination pharmaceutical therapy. There is muchindecision regarding how to standardize the titration of combinationtherapy and what agents best serve the general population ofhypertensive patients. This may well be related to the greatconcentration of single mechanism medications, used in highconcentration, sought to mitigate complex pathologies, especially withthe backdrop of significant malpractice litigation when decisions aremade with excess ambiguity and poor outcomes result. It is rational forthis patent's teaching to offer unexpected results when evaluatingclinical data points and even ease practicality of implementation.

Carvedilol is a hypertension medication that blocks alpha-1 adrenergicreceptors, and blocks both beta 1 and beta 2 adrenergic receptors.Lisinopril prevents angiotensin converting enzyme from convertingangiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 to lessen blood pressure. Chlorthalidoneprevents reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the kidney, creating adiuretic effect. Amlodipine prevents calcium ion passage into vascularsmooth muscle and the myocardium. Clonidine works in the central nervoussystem to block alpha-2 adrenergic receptors. Hydralazine dilatesperipheral vessels directly. These classes of medications are notuncommonly used together at potent doses in the conventional model,namely with advanced disease. Potassium and magnesium are electrolyteslost when using chlorthalidone. Pyridoxine is a vitamin involved in themechanism of hydralazine. Coenzyme Q10 is found in most cells in thebody and its deficiency is associated with many maladies, includinghypertension. Under the landmark combination method, one may use thealgorithm to calculate carvedilol 1 mg (low dose=6.25 mg), lisinopril 2mg (low dose=2.5 mg), chlorthalidone 4 mg (low dose=25 mg), amlodipine0.8 mg (low dose=2.5 mg), clonidine 0.02 mg (low dose=0.2 mg),hydralazine 5 mg (low dose=40 mg), potassium 1 meq, pyridoxine 20 mg,magnesium 10 mg and Coenzyme Q10, and combine the substandard doses ofraw materials in a single oral pharmaceutical composition. Thisalgorithm driven composition would contain at least 3 substandard dosescombined. There are at least 3 unique mechanisms with substandard dosesvia proportional calculation. All of the doses fall within the 90%substandard range, a range excluding doses greater than 95% below thelow dose and further excluded from doses less than 5% of the low dose.This is a cooperative medication combination system, “Syncpress,” fromTable 1. This tablet would provide more thorough treatment of theinitial uncomplicated chronic hypertension process (See FIG. 1), and doit in a way that side-effects are mitigated (See FIG. 2).

The idea of coordinating the longer half-life medications, such aslisinopril and amlodipine to dissolve in an immediate release exteriorof the tablet while executing a center matrix for slow-delivery of theremaining anti-hypertensives is a composition detail beyond theembodiment of this unique method (See FIG. 3). Either way, the processlends itself to easier dose titration and tapering, thereby furtherlessening side-effects via the various half lives of the variouspharmaceutical medications. However, a biphasic tablet, possibly scoredfor further enhanced titration/tapering efforts, or the need to executetwice daily dosing, will need consideration. Also, determining thepractical stability of such a combination of medications is beyond theteaching intent of this novel treatment practice. Further details, suchas proportioning this prototype combination from a series of lowstarting doses or a consensus epidemiologic effective treatment dose isleft for those with more medical actuary information, be it forinitially treating a disease state of uncomplicated hypertension or anyillness sought with this new method.

Likewise, type 2 diabetes mellitus (formerly “non-insulin dependent” or“adult onset” diabetes) is such a wide-scale malady that manypharmaceutical medications exist, including various dosage forms, withfewer unique mechanisms. However, a cooperative combination using thealgorithm calculating a proportion of roughly ¼ the low dose or aconsensus epidemiologic effective treatment dose would stand to allowthe disease treatment to be effective longer, with greater tolerability,etc. The parts of a pharmaceutical composition combination include theraw ingredients: metformin, sitagliptin, glyburide and pioglitazone.Metformin decreases glucose production in the liver. It decreases theabsorption of glucose in the small intestine and it increases tissuesensitivity to insulin. Sitagliptin increases insulin synthesis anddecreases levels of glucagon. Glyburide stimulates insulin release fromthe pancreas. Pioglitazone increases insulin sensitivity in the tissues.These classes of medications are not uncommonly used together at potentdoses in the conventional model, namely with advanced disease.Levocarnitine is associated with improved glucose utilization. Psylliumhusk slows the absorption of glucose and aids in the prevention ofdiabetic gastropathy. Gut probiotics are associated with positiveglucose management. Cinnamon is associated with glucose homeostasis.Resveratrol is a dietary antioxidant that has been associated with theprevention of heart disease, a pathology associated with diabetes. Ametformin 200 mg (low dose=1000 mg), sitagliptin 12.5 mg (low dose=25mg), glyburide 0.3 mg (low dose=2.5 mg), pioglitazone 4 mg (low dose=15mg), levocarnitine 200 mg (low dose=990 mg), gut probiotics, cinnamon,with psyllium husk and resveratrol collaboration could be a revolutionin diabetes treatment (See FIGS. 1 & 2). This algorithm drivencomposition would contain at least 3 substandard doses combined. Thereare at least 3 unique mechanisms with substandard doses via proportionalcalculation. This is a cooperative medication combination system,“Mellyces,” from Table 2.

The idea of coordinating the longer half-life medications to dissolve inan immediate release exterior of the tablet and executing a centermatrix for slow-delivery of the metformin is a detail beyond the intentof this unique method (See FIG. 3). Either way, the process lends itselfto easier titration and tapering, thereby further lessening side-effectsvia the various half lives of the various medications. However, abiphasic tablet, possibly scored for further enhanced titration/taperingefforts, or the need to offer twice daily dosing, will needconsideration. The proportions may differ when clinical actuary or trialdata is further developed, but the general method is rational, unique,and untried.

Diabetes Mellitus, like hypertension, is well understood to needcombination pharmaceutical therapy (See examples in List 2a). It iscommon consumer knowledge. Consumer Report's Best Buy Drugs, updatedDecember 2012, focused on oral Diabetes medications, clearly stating, onthe recommendation page, that taking more than one diabetes drug isoften necessary, but taking more than one diabetes drug raises the riskof adverse effects and increases costs. Cooperative combinationmedication systems makes the treatment need feasible while conservingresources.

Similarly, treating dyslipidemia would be best accomplished, initially,with a cooperative combination of medications. List 3a includescommercially available combinations that even include medications fordifferent indications, such as dyslipidemia and hypertension, orhyperlipidemia and clot prevention. As noted, the polypills mentionedpreviously combine various hypertension medications with an anti-clotmechanism, a hyperlipidemia treatment, some compositions even containingpotassium.

Simvastatin reduces 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase insuch a way that it eliminates much of the fatty substances associatedwith cholesterol disease. Fenofibrate works in a fashion not fullyunderstood, but inhibits the formation of triglycerides and increasesthe breakdown of certain triglyceride lipoproteins. Ezetimibe preventsthe absorption of cholesterol in the small intestine. Niacin works todecrease bad cholesterol made by the liver, inhibits fat tissuelipolysis, decreases liver esterification, and increases lipoproteinlipase activity. These classes of medications are not uncommonly usedtogether at potent doses in the conventional model, namely with advanceddisease. Coenzyme Q10 is found in most cells in the body and itsdeficiency is associated with many maladies. The use of a “statin”medication such as simvastatin reduces coenzyme Q10. Omega-3-acid ethylesters are part of the general population's dietary deficiency;supplementation is associated with reduced liver triglyceride synthesis.Resveratrol is a dietary antioxidant that has been associated with theprevention of heart disease. Pyrroloquinoline quinone has antioxidantcapability associated with reduced heart muscle stress. Acetylcysteineis related to amino acids and replaces glutathione stores and relates topositive cardiac effects. The combining of substandard algorithmcalculated simvastatin 4 mg (low dose=5 mg), fenofibrate 5 mg (lowdose=54 mg), ezetimibe 0.5 mg (only dose=10 mg) with niacin, coenzymeQ10, omega-3-acid ethyl esters, resveratrol, pyrroloquinoline quinoneand acetylcysteine is consistent with the landmark process of thisapplication. The idea of coordinating all but the simvastatin to bereleased immediately while executing a center matrix for eveningdelivery of simvastatin is a detail beyond the teaching embodiment ofthis unique method (See FIG. 3). This algorithm driven composition wouldcontain at least 3 substandard doses combined. There are at least 3unique mechanisms with substandard doses via proportional calculation.This is a cooperative medication combination system, “Eclepid,” fromTable 3.

Another readily obvious cooperative combination, via the method, mayeven be applied to psychological illness. It is often seen in clinicalpractice, that like the abovementioned pharmaceutical combinations, theuse of one available prescription medication is too often inadequate toappropriately control a given indication. Often times, this may berelated to many complicated confounding factors, but in the case oftreating psychological maladies, the placebo effect is much greater. Itmay be anticipated that a reinvention of the current model can amplifysuch an effect, but if the chemicals used to symptomatically treat suchpsychological manifestations offer relief individually, then again thepharmaceutical cooperative combination would be rational to hold morepromise. A cooperative combination medication system would prevent theabrupt and seemingly inevitable need to add further pharmaceuticalmechanisms of action.

Again, this indication offers standard commercially availablepharmaceutical combinations (see List 4a). The combinations offered arefor comorbidities of depression, and are done so with doses therapeuticfor such comorbidity individually, comorbidities such as anxiety,bipolar symptoms, or psychosis. Likewise, the antidepressant dose in thecommercial combination is also a therapeutic dose. These combinations onthe list are not the cooperative substandard doses combined with atleast three mechanisms used for the symptoms of depression treatment. Itis not the standard of current practice to begin treatment with multiplemechanisms.

Sertraline works by selectively inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin, achemical process associated with positive feelings. Venlafaxine inhibitsthe reuptake of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, multiplechemicals associated with positive feelings. Mirtazapine effects havenot been fully elucidated, but have been associated with antagonizingalpha-2 adrenergic and serotonin 5-HT2 receptors. Similarly, trazodoneeffects have not been fully elucidated, but have been associated withantagonizing alpha-1 adrenergic and serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2Creceptors instead, while also inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin.Likewise, amitriptyline effects are not fully understood, but areassociated with the inhibition of the reuptake of norepinephrine andserotonin. The full effects of methylphenidate are not fully known, butit is a central nervous stimulant that affects dopamine transportsystems. Aripiprazole is also a medication with effects not fullyunderstood, but it is known to partially agonize dopamine and serotonin5-HT1A receptors while antagonizing serotonin 5-HT2A receptors. Theseclasses of medications are not uncommonly used together at potent dosesin the conventional model, namely with advanced disease. The effects ofergocalciferol are extensive but the association of positive feeling andthe general dietary deficiency of the city-dwelling population are theaim of its addition. Similarly folic acid deficiency is associated withfeelings of depression. Also, tryptophan is a dietary precursor toserotonin, a key chemical for feelings of pleasure. S-adenosylmethionineis produced in the body and supplementation has positive effects ondepression symptoms. A proportional algorithm calculation can make apharmaceutical composition treating the symptoms of depression asfollows: Sertraline 4 mg (low dose=25 mg), venlafaxine 15 mg (lowdose=75 mg), mirtazapine 2 mg (low dose=15 mg), trazodone 4 mg (lowdose=25 mg), amitriptyline 4 mg (low dose=25 mg), methylphenidate 0.25mg (low dose=2.5 mg), aripiprazole 0.25 mg (low dose=2 mg), withergocalciferol, tryptophan, folic acid, and S-adenosylmethionine wouldbe as comprehensive a chemical treatment there has ever been for thesymptoms of depression, and consequently have the rational potential tobe the safest and most effective at alleviating symptoms (See FIGS. 1 &2). This algorithm driven composition would contain at least 3substandard doses combined. There are at least 3 unique mechanisms withsubstandard doses via proportional calculation. This is a cooperativemedication combination system, “Lucidotion,” from Table 4.

The process of coordinating the likely stimulating medications, such assertraline, methylphenidate, and aripiprazole to dissolve in animmediate release exterior of a tablet, yet execute a center matrix forslow-delivery of the remaining likely sedatives, such as mirtazapine,trazodone and amitriptyline is a detail beyond the intent of teachingthis unique idea (See FIG. 3). Either way, the method lends itself toeasier titration and tapering, thereby further lessening side-effectsvia the various half lives of the various medications. However, abiphasic tablet, possibly scored for further enhanced titration/taperingefforts, or the need to offer twice daily dosing albeit with anon-uniform waking and also sleeping hour tablet, will needconsideration.

The applications are many, and the abovementioned are species examplesof this new art applied to make the rational art teaching tangible, toprovide active steps to calculate and form a pharmaceutical composition.The prototype tablet proportions have been contoured to not be exactproportions, via the author's experiential knowledge in nearly 2 decadesof intense study in the given areas of medicinal disease treatment. Allproportions do fall within the defined range of a substandard dose.

As the potential to better mimic the reverse of a given pathology and/orconsequently lessen side-effects that characterize a given treatmentmechanism, the net intensity of medication interactions would likewisebe lessened. Interactions will still be an issue, and in a greaterquantity, as they are of clinical concern with the standard singlepotent active chemical agent model, but the clinical significance willreasonably be lessened when multiple mechanisms are represented in theway this art describes. The choice of which medication to prescribe fora particular indication, given hundreds of choices, will be mitigatedthrough the radical simplification offered by cooperative combinationtherapy designed for complex disease. Initiating, increasing, ordecreasing a given therapeutic regimen will be so rudimentary thatmedication errors will reasonably be significantly lessened, namely theInstitute of Medicine reported most common errors.

In so doing, the comparative effects will be better understood with alarger population better treating complex disease similarly. Treatinghypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, the symptoms of depression,chronic pain (methadone, tramadol, oxaprozin, gabapentin, acetaminophen,ashwagandha, and S-adenosylmethionine), osteoarthritis (oxaprozin,flavocoxid, prednisone, green lipped mussel, resveratrol, curcumin,acetaminophen, and pycnogenol), neuropathic pain (gabapentin,amitriptyline, duloxetine, baclofen, pyrroloquinoline quinone, andashwagandha), seizure disorders (carbamazepine, lorazepam, lacosamide,gabapentin, levetiracetam, ashwagandha, magnesium and folic acid)constipation (linaclotide, lubiprostone, methylnaltrexone, polyethyleneglycol, psyllium husk, docusate, and magnesium) insomnia (zolpidem,suvorexant, lorazepam, ramelteon, S-adenosylmethionine, and ashwagandha)hypertensive emergency/urgency (labetalol, enalaprilat, clonidine, andhydralazine), gastrointestinal erosion (lansoprazole, famotidine,misoprostol, iron, calcium acetate, arginine, glutamine, andmethylcobalamin), glaucoma (latanoprost, dorzolamide, brimonidine,timolol, and acetylcysteine), allergy symptoms (loratadine, montelukast,prednisone, and green tea extract), fibromyalgia (duloxetine,milnacipran, amitriptyline, S-adenosylmethionine, green-lipped mussel,resveratrol, curcumin, and flavocoxid) schizophrenia (aripiprazole,molindone, quetiapine, hydroxytryptophan, ashwagandha), Parkinson's(carbidopa, levodopa, entacapone, ropinirole, pramipexole, selegiline,benztropine, pyrroloquinoline quinone, and ashwagandha), dementia(memantine, donepezil, rivastigmine, huperzine A, pyrroloquinolinequinone, panax ginseng, acetylcarnitine, and ashwagandha), emesis andnausea (aprepitant, ondansetron, prochlorperazine, trimethobenzamide,pyridoxine) etc., shows how practical application of the more abstractseeming similarity and consequent applied method illustrate the broad,yet defined, rational utility. The clinical inertia, such as whichsingle choice is better, which choice to add to a failing regimen, orwhat side-effects are most problematic, are drastically reduced &clinical goals may be reached to a tremendous degree composing acooperative medication algorithm-based system to treat disease.

This method can reasonably provide results otherwise unexpected. The useof pharmaceutical compositions to treat disease are currently expectedto have a lesser efficacy and higher toxicity, certainly a lessenedefficacy over extended periods of time. The method of cooperativemedication combination systems can reasonably improve standard efficacymeasures, lessen toxicity, and even extend the efficacy over extendedperiods.

Likewise, prescribers overwhelmed with patient workload are in need of asafer approach to achieve clinical goals when managing disease. Usingthe algorithm of cooperative medication combination systems canreasonably be used with an algorithm of surrogate endpoints for whichpatients can be better empowered to manage one's own care under theguidance of a licensed prescriber, detailed manufacturer resources, etc.Such unexpected results will dramatically improve the aspect of healthcare relating to pharmaceutical compositions.

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FIG. 4. Algorithm Calculating the General Proportion of a SubstandardDose

${{Substandard}\mspace{14mu} {Dose}\mspace{14mu} {for}\mspace{14mu} A\mspace{14mu} {of}\mspace{14mu} {Cooperative}\mspace{14mu} {Medications}\mspace{14mu} {Combination}\mspace{14mu} {System}} = {\frac{A}{n} = {A\mspace{14mu} ({ss})}}$${{Substandard}\mspace{14mu} {Dose}\mspace{14mu} {for}\mspace{14mu} B\mspace{14mu} {of}\mspace{14mu} {Cooperative}\mspace{14mu} {Medications}\mspace{14mu} {Combination}\mspace{14mu} {System}} = {\frac{B}{n} = {B\mspace{14mu} ({ss})}}$${{Substandard}\mspace{14mu} {Dose}\mspace{14mu} {for}\mspace{14mu} C\mspace{14mu} {of}\mspace{14mu} {Cooperative}\mspace{14mu} {Medications}\mspace{14mu} {Combination}\mspace{14mu} {System}} = {\frac{C}{n} = {C\mspace{14mu} ({ss})}}$

The combination of A(ss), B(ss), and C(ss) into one pharmaceuticalcomposition is equal to a Cooperative Medication Combination System.

1. A method for combining substandard doses to create pharmaceuticalcompositions to treat disease, the method comprising of the steps of analgorithm weighing a proportional substandard dose for each of at leastthree medications of varying mechanisms based on the total number ofclaimed at least three medications utilized, and combining claimedproportional substandard doses for claimed at least three medications tocreate claimed pharmaceutical composition, where each of the at leastthree claimed medications are further comprised of a unique mechanismtreating the same disease, creating a final pharmaceutical compositionthat improves the treatment of claimed same disease
 2. The method ofclaim 1, further comprised of a component selected from the groupconsisting of vitamins, minerals, supplements, over the countermedications, and/or herbs is/are added to claimed pharmaceuticalcombination of at least three medications.
 6. The method of claim 1wherein depression is treated by claimed combination of at least threemedications, producing a pharmaceutical composition of sertraline 2mg-20 mg, venlafaxine 5 mg-20 mg, amitriptyline 2 mg-8 mg, mirtazapine 1mg-12 mg, trazodone 2 mg-20 mg, methylphenidate 0.25 mg-2 mg, andaripiprazole 0.25 mg-0.75 mg in a 24 hour dose.